Areas:
Structural and metamorphic geology of Antarctica and the Colorado Front Range, Gondwana tectonics.
Investigation areas
Geological and tectonic development of West Antarctica within Gondwana, sediment records of bedrock-icesheet interactions (West Antarctica and Colorado), Rocky Mountains geology/ tectonics, and sedimentary injectites.
Regular Classes
GY140 Introduction to the Earth System CC107 First-Year Seminar: Writing the Record of Earth GY212 Investigating Earth as a Physical System GY315 Structural Geology GY316 Field analysis of Geological Structures GY345 Regional Studies in Geology [field course] GY400 Senior Seminar (collaborative research addressing a current problem) GY250 Topics in Geology and GY405 Research Topics in Geology (current topics, emphasis varies)
Education
B.A., Carleton College, 1984
M.Sc., University of Arizona 1987
Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara, 1995